Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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lampas
/lampas/
 
1.
n.
a flail (for knocking down grass to facilitate cutting)
Cult. Ideally made from nanagon wood shaped like the number 7
Eng. flail, a
OCM: General Tools (412)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L

 
2.
v.
for someone (eglelampas, miglelampas/inlelampas, lelampas, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to knock down tall grass with a flail
Eglelampas si kuya Huwan ganna te lama ran.
Kuya Huwan was flailing the grass to his ground
Eng. knock down
OCM: Tillage (241)
Data Qual: Linda, Queram does not know this
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L


Updated by: RJH,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 27/Oct/2009